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• Nursing Home Neglect

  Bruce Bierhans | December 04, 2008 2:22 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA

  We are seeing an increase in calls from individuals complaining about the care and treatment received by family members in nursing homes. We are hearing horror stories about bedsores, falls, broken...

• Abusive Doctors Increase Potential For Medical Malpractice

  Devon Glass | December 04, 2008 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Most people agree it would be stressful to be a physician.

• Toy Safety: The 10 Dangerous Toys Of Christmas

  Mike Bryant | December 04, 2008 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  At a recent press conference in Boston at The Franciscan Hospital for Children W.A.T.C.H., Inc., presented the annual nominees for its 10 Worst Toys. For over three decades, W.A.T.C.H. has...

• Family Files Wrongful Death Suit For Black Friday Trampling

  Chrissie Cole | December 04, 2008 8:27 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The family of a New York man trampled to death on Black Friday by a stampede of bargain shoppers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Wal-Mart. The three sisters and brother of Jdimytai...

• Doll Clothing Sets Recalled For Lead Violation

  Chrissie Cole | December 03, 2008 9:10 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  Manhattan Group, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is voluntarily recalling Groovy Fashions Sassy Jammies Doll Clothing Sets. The surface paint on the...

• The Victims of Malpractice Caps

  Christopher Nace | December 03, 2008 8:46 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC

  The Wall Street Journal recently published an editorial advocating on behalf of caps on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice actions. Much good has resulted since Illinois lawmakers...

• Shelhigh: Anatomy of an FDA Medical Device Products Seizure

  Armand Rossetti | December 03, 2008 8:18 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Usually, our discussions address how the FDA might have timely recalled defective and dangerous medical devices and drugs. However, this is a story about the way that the FDA seems to have...

• Minnesota Teens Charged with Nursing Home Abuse While Friends Looked On

  Mike Ferrara | December 03, 2008 8:02 PM | 14 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, several female high school students who worked together as part-time aides at Albert Lea, Minnesota’s Good Samaritan nursing home have been...

• Deadly Products Costing The American Public To Much Money

  Mike Bryant | December 03, 2008 8:00 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  In a study entitled The Social Costs of Dangerous Products: An Empirical Investigation, American University’s Washington College of Law, and the American Association for Justice confirmed the...

• Tips for Buying Toys from Someone Who Used to Sell Them

  Amber Wheat | December 03, 2008 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Up on the housetop, reindeer pause. Out jumps good ole Santa Clause. Down through the chimney with lots of toys, all for the little ones, Christmas joys! Ho ho ho! Who wouldn't go? Up on the...